Chapter 97 Section 4

In the eyes of Prince Chambord, the hidden Buddhist house on the third floor of the main hall of the Jokhang Temple with the black door curtain of Yan Mo and the lintel inlaid with the golden wheel of fierce battle is neither grand nor tall, and it can even be regarded as a building piled up in a building. The most inconspicuous corner of old things.But as soon as he entered, he felt as if he had walked into a quaint three-dimensional mandala of Samaya, and a bottomless atmosphere of holy height came.The context of the surrounding furnishings is neither Buddhist nor vulgar, and there is no difference. It seems to be implicitly telling people that the splendor of a secret practitioner should be reflected in the most inconspicuous place. A true master will regard the superficial inconspicuousness as publicity necessary condition.Chokyi Sangpo Living Buddha is a real master.

Standing side by side, Prince Chambord and Mesa faced the central deity on the altar—a mahakra with sharp eyes and a wide mouth, and offered their greetings: a blue female khata and a yellow male Hada, plus one hundred yuan bill per person, and then kowtow, seven per person. On the right side of Daheitian, there is a curtain of heavy iron chains, no more, no less, seven butter lamps dancing with bean sprouts are dimly behind the iron curtain.A statue of a god, seemingly without facial features, embraced seven butter lamps in its arms.Then there is You Shen, behind the statue, up, down, left, and right, there are You Shen everywhere, I don’t know how far it extends, and I don’t know whether the consciousness space of Tantric practitioners is in the present or in the long, long past or in the far, far future.Bewilderment and confusion have become the tone of the master's residence.

After a long period of silence, the invisible master Chokyi Sangpo suddenly spoke, and an old voice came from a deep corner: "I am like a shepherd with a harness, always trying to trap your wild horse, But you always slipped away. Now, you're finally here on your own." Prince Chambord asked: "You are right, I am a wild horse, and I still don't know what you want me to do." Chokyi Sangpo said, "Tell me what you are here for first?" Prince Chambord said: "I came to look for the master who has achieved the Dafa of 'Ming Kong Chilu', because the enlightenment I got is this: in the Jokhang Temple, whoever is the owner of 'Mingkong Chilu' will master the 'seven degrees' The Terma of the Mother's Gate, or it may be able to provide a new 'Guide to Grant'."

Chokyi Zangpo laughed: "If I have the terma of the 'Seven Tara's Gate', why should I give it to you? If I can provide the 'Guideline for Prognostication', why don't I dig it myself? " Prince Chambord said: "Because the master does not know that he already has it, he needs to be discovered by the digger. The 'last terma' in the 'Seven Tara Gate' is the only treasure, and it needs the only way to reveal it. Here we come , we are the only way." Chokyi Sangpo said: "Is that so? Then you can go and see for yourself. On the left side of Mahakala, there is a door. Entering it is my Tathagata Hall, which is full of treasures in the world, each of which is unique. You can take whatever you need, whatever you want, and don’t disappoint my admiration for the ‘Gate of Seven Tara’.”

Prince Chambord looked to the left of Mahakala and found that it happened to be the east gate of the Samaya Mandala.The east gate leads to the Great Sun Tathagata, the supreme deity of Tantric Buddhism, whose Sanskrit name is Mahavirojana.This is another name for the sun, which means to eliminate all darkness, so it is also called the Great Brightness, or the Tathagata, or the Tathagata with the highest display and wide eyes.The light of his wisdom has no difference between inside and outside, direction, day and night, and shines on everything and brightens everything. Prince Chambord dragged Mesa into it, and there was indeed a bright and bright place inside.The treasures in the world that Chokyi Zangpo said are everywhere.There are jade, agate, turquoise, pearls, gold bars, and gold bricks on the table, many ancient scriptures and scriptures in the closet, several rows of golden pagodas and golden buildings standing on the ground, and hanging Some ancient instruments of great cultural relic value on the beam.This is the accumulation of thousands of years, it is a private museum, and it is the interior of all the big monasteries in Tibet that ordinary people cannot see.They are not for consumption, but for supporting beliefs. They are an invisible source of wealth for Buddhism to spread.

Prince Chambord looked at it carefully and asked, "What do you want to take?" Mesa said, "Is it really free to take?" Prince Chambord took out a scripture written in gold juice from the closet and said: "The master said, take whatever you need, and don't take it if you don't take it for nothing." Then he put another emerald the size of a fist into his pocket. Seeing him like this, Mesa also took a handful of those jade and agates and put them into Kun Bao. Prince Chambord said, "What do you want now?" "Want to take everything," Mesa said.

Prince Chambord said, "Me too. But what about the terma of the 'Gate of the Seven Tara'? Or the new 'Divination Guide'? Why haven't we found any trace?" Mesa said: "There are only jewels in the eyes, and there is no 'Seven Tara Gate'. Although it is also a jewel, it does not shine." Prince Chambord stared at Mesa: "It seems that we are a perfect match, the best partner, you will always remind me when I am confused." He took a breath, looked up, and saw a round of wooden "big sun" "It was shining on the ceiling, and those flames were like claws stretched out, grabbing some bleeding hearts and skins with grimacing faces.He shivered in shock, grabbed Mesa, and almost threw away the golden juice scroll in his hand.

Mesa said, "What's wrong?" Prince Chambord said: "We are finished. What I mean is almost. This is the dojo of the Great Sun Tathagata. It is a place that illuminates everything. What does it mean to illuminate everything? What does it mean to illuminate everything? Great illumination means there is no shadow. Illumination. What will have no shadow when the sun shines? It is something that has nothing, and this thing is emptiness. But emptiness is not nothing, it is the emptiness of form, it is the emptiness of fullness, just like this place is full of treasures , but in the Buddha's eyes it is empty, it has nothing, that is to say, the 'big sun' takes away the shadow of the treasure. Since there is no shadow, the treasure does not exist. What kind of treasure would have no shadow? Treasure without greed. The treasure here is not attached to greed, but we are full of greed to take this and that. For us, Dainichi Tathagata is not a "big sun" that dispels shadows, but a "big sun" that illuminates It is the "small sun" that shows shadows. That is to say, all the illumination comes from the soul, from the person himself, and all the shadows also come from the soul, from the person himself, just like the hearts and skins of the sun's flaming hands. But we are often not awakened, and we drive away the great light above our heads. We have no fate with the Great Sun Tathagata. We are shadows, and our impure hearts are the yeast of huge shadows. Since we have no fate with the supreme leader of Tantric Buddhism, how can we How about a great excavation along the highly secret 'Seven Tara Gate'? Quick, quick, put things down."

Prince Chambord put the golden scripture scroll back into the closet, then grabbed the fist-sized emerald from his pocket and threw it on the ground.Seeing that Mesa seemed a little unwilling, he grabbed her bag, took out those jade and agates for her, threw them casually, and pulled her out of the treasure Tathagata hall that almost made them mess up their own nature. They stood in front of the flame-breathing Daheitian again. Prince Chambord said respectfully: "Master, we have come out. We don't need the treasures of the world. If some gold, silver, jewelry, and antiques can satisfy us, then we are not worthy to come before you. We didn't take anything, really. Live up to your reverence for the 'Gate of Seven Tara'."

After a while, the old voice sounded again from the deep corner: "Okay, okay, treasures are burdens, it's not good. But you don't want to die, right? Death is something that everyone will have. From birth, one walks in the tomb passage leading to the tomb, and death is the only purpose." Prince Chambord and Mesa looked at each other without saying anything. Chokyi Sangpo said again: "On the altar in front of you, there are two pills of black medicine. The one on the left is poisonous, and the one on the right is also poisonous. Each of you took one pill and took it now."

Prince Chambord asked, "Why?" Chokyi Sangpo said: "The one who has the courage to eat poison can dig the treasure." Mesa said: "But if we die, we won't be able to dig and hide. Can you guarantee that we won't die?" Chokyi Sangpo said, "I can only guarantee that you will die." Mesa looked pale and looked at Prince Chambord. Prince Chambord grabbed a pill of poison, and then another pill, and said cruelly: "Eat, the master told us to eat, we must eat." Mesa looked at the poison handed to him in fear, not daring to take it. Prince Chambord said: "You should think this way. Here, under the light of the Great Sun Tathagata, we and our shadows have disappeared. We do not exist. Since we do not exist, who can poison kill? It poisons It is only the void that dies, and when the void dies, reality arises, non-existence becomes existence, and we become us." Mesa said: "I understand the principles of Buddhism, and I also know that what you said is actually the exoteric practice of the tantric diggers before digging. Without these practices, digging will accomplish nothing. But, when the Buddha When reason cannot dominate my soul, I can only be afraid of death, not wanting to die." Prince Chambord said: "Then let's think in the ordinary way. The master wants to kill two hard-working diggers. How long can we survive if we don't take poison?" She went up, but didn't put the pill into her mouth, "Eat it, eat it, swallow it, swallow it." Then she swallowed two pills of poison in one gulp, and said loudly, "Whoever survives will be the last digger. "It means that I am going to die, Mesa, you must persevere to the end. Chokyi Sangpo said: "Is there any immortal among you? If you die, you will die, if you don't die, you will die. Brave man, did you take two pills of poison by yourself?" Prince Chambord answered with silence. Chokyi Sangpo said: "Two pills of poison come together, you poison him, he poisons you, the poison comes and goes, and when the poison is exhausted, people can't die. My two pills are against each other. It seems that you are better than me. Blessed to imagine. But I am still not willing to let you two uninitiated ordinary guests to open the "Seven Tara Gate". The "Seven Tara Gate" is so solemn and sacred that even the legends have to be kept silent. I want to discover it because of the blessing of not being greedy and not dying. I am afraid that Dakini's terma protector will not agree. I have practiced the Dharma all my life, and the heart of hatred is still not extinguished. The more blessed and the more fortunate, I will The more I want to erase them from my eyes. Go to hell, don't blame me for being cruel, but blame the enemies of Buddhism for occupying my heart." There was only a clang, and two seven-inch Tibetan knives fell down from nowhere, and they were placed flat on Daheitian's altar. Prince Chambord stared at the knife and asked in surprise, "You want us to commit suicide?" Chokyi Zangpo said: "If you can kill your female partner, you don't have to commit suicide. You, too, if you can kill your male partner, you don't have to commit suicide. Anyway, one of you must die." Prince Chambord said: "How can a person who practices the Dharma for a living have so many sinful thoughts?" Chogyi Sangpo said: "It's not surprising. The opposite of practicing the law is practicing the law. I practiced too much. It was like walking on the edge of a knife, and my body rolled down. The opposite of 'brightness and bareness' is darkness." Prince Chambord looked sideways at Mesa and said, "Come and kill me." Mesa said, "Am I a murderer? I'm waiting for you to kill me." Prince Chambord said: "Then we can only commit suicide." As he spoke, he grabbed the Tibetan knife. Mesa grabbed his hand and said, "You can't die, where can I find the 'Gate of Seven Tara'?" Prince Chambord said: "The opening of the 'Seven Tara Gate' does not depend on who is alive, but on who has the karma. I don't have karma, so I will die if I die." Saying this, he shook off her hand and stabbed her with a knife. Mesa hugged him: "No, you don't want to." "Don't stop him, he doesn't know how to sting, he's just pretending." Chouki Sangpo said aggressively. Prince Chambord pushed Mesa away and stabbed himself in the stomach. Seeing Prince Chambord fall down, Mesa jumped on him and shouted: "Prince Chambord, Prince Chambord, you can't die." Weeping, he looked at the corner of the deep place with hatred and said, "Who are you? Why did you force him to die when you came out?" "Okay, okay, you have guts, you're a digger." Chokyi Sangpo said with a cold smile. Prince Chambord did not die, not because his heart was not hard and his hands were not hard, but because it was not time to die.At the moment when the tip of the knife entered the flesh, his hand shook inexplicably, and then softened, as if even the steel Tibetan knife was softened, as if Choyoshi Sangpo used some magic to make him stand in this terrifying place. , Passed the last hurdle.Blood came out, but it had nothing to do with the internal organs. The seven-inch Tibetan knife was only inserted two inches in, and the tip of the knife deftly avoided the vital point according to God's will, only severely wounding the muscles. The lama with a square face rushed in, and according to Chokyi Sangpo's instructions in the dark corner, he applied red, white and black three-color Karma Tibetan pills to Prince Chambord, and took a khata from Mahakala's body to bandage the wound. Picking up Prince Chambord, he said, "What are you doing lying down? In front of Master Chukyi Zangpo, as long as you don't die, you must stand." Chokyi Zangpo's old voice came again: "I am not dead, it is the fate between you and me, and now I can trust you. To be honest, I have not mastered the 'Seven Tara Gate' terma, I am just a great As part of the chain of termas, there is an ancient parchment that I will never see. But I know that when someone comes to the Jokhang Temple looking for the owner of 'Ming Kong Chilu', I don't even have to offer it Now, the mission is to test the diggers' abilities with treasure and death and supervise their actions. Now that the test is over, the scroll of parchment should be handed over to you." Prince Chambord said: "That must be the 'Light Through Text' of the Jokhang Temple, which contains the 'Guidelines for Granting' to open the 'Gate of the Seven Tara'." Qiuji Sangpo told Lama Guozilian to go to the Sakyamuni Hall quickly and fetch a roll of parchment in a vase. Lama Guozilian went and came back soon, and said nervously: "It's gone, why is it gone?" Chokyi Zangpo asked, "What's missing?" The Lama with a square face said: "Aquarius and parchment." Chogyi Zangpo said: "How is it possible? For many years, the parchment has been kept in vases in front of the most sacred Buddha statue in Tibet—the 12-year-old Sakyamuni statue brought by Princess Wencheng." Lama Guozilian said, "It's really gone." Chokyi Sangpo said, "I'll go and have a look." There must be another passage leading to the Sakyamuni Hall on the first floor of the main hall of the Jokhang Temple. There was a slight sound behind the thick iron curtain, and after a while, the creaking sound of the door opening was heard from a far away place. Half an hour later, in front of Prince Chambord and Mesa, Chokyi Zangpo's old voice sounded again: "It's really gone. Someone stole the vase and the parchment under Sakyamuni's eyes." Prince Chambord asked: "Master, who else knows that you are the owner of 'Ming Kong Chilu'?" Chokyi Zangpo said, "No one knows except you." Prince Chambord asked again: "Master, do you often go to the Sakyamuni Hall?" "I go three times a week." "What do you do every time?" "Pray and pray, then whisk the vase and breathe on the parchment." "Why breathe for the parchment?" Chokyi Zangpo paused for a moment and said: "I hope that after I pass away, my next life can still recognize the offerings of his previous life, and devote his whole life to this offering. Let the parchment soak my breath, which is the basis for identification. But now there is no need, because you have come, and the offering is over." What else can I say?Everyone was silent. There was another slight sound behind the thick iron curtain, and the creaking sound of the door opening from far away, it was obvious that Chokyi Sangpo had left again.After a while, Lama Guozilian seemed to be summoned by Master Chokyi Zangpo, and walked away quietly from behind Prince Chambord and Mesa. It was silent, there was no one else, only the black sky in front of them and the gods without facial features behind the thick iron curtain accompanied Prince Chambord and Mesa.Suffocation rises from a dark corner and expands rapidly. First, the butter lamp disappears, and then Prince Chambord and Mesa feel breathless. Come, it's up to their necks. Mesa grabbed Prince Chambord and said, "I don't feel right, let's go." Prince Chambord said: "Wait, wait, we have to find out what happened." As soon as the words fell, there was a sound of chaotic footsteps passing by the door, which soon disappeared again.Still silence, suffocation and darkness, it seems that this is a cold and windy wilderness, and the death atmosphere of the corpse forest is approaching. With a bang, the silence ended, the door was pushed open, and the Chinese-faced lama led a group of lamas, and suddenly appeared in this three-dimensional mandala that was neither majestic nor lofty, but truly rich and deep. Lama Guozilian said: "Go quickly, go quickly, if you don't go, you won't be able to go." Prince Chambord asked, "Where is Master Chokyi Zangpo?" The lama with a square face cried: "The master has passed away." Prince Chambord grabbed him: "What did you say?" Lama Guozilian repeated: "Master Chokyi Zangpo has passed away." Both Prince Chambord and Mesa said, "How could they pass away at this time?" The Lama with a national character face said: "'Bright sky and red dew' can make practitioners hold their breath and die." "You mean he committed suicide? Why did he do that? There must be surveillance video in the Jokhang Temple, the thieves can't escape, and the vase and parchment can be recovered." Prince Chambord said, covering his stomach that suddenly ached, The wound on the stomach buzzed.His eyes froze and he almost fell down. The lama with a square face supported him and said, "The Management Committee of Jokhang Temple does not believe that Master Chokyi Sangpo passed away with breath-holding. He has reported the case and the police will be here soon. Get out of here quickly." her. Prince Chambord did not expect that he would bid farewell to the Jokhang Temple in despair, let alone that the journey to open the "Seven Tara Gate" would be over at the Jokhang Temple.Chokyi Sangpo only did two things in his life: one is to practice hard work to achieve "clear sky and bare dew", not to become a Buddha, but to wait; the other is to make offerings to vases and parchment, not for possession but For transfer.Prince Chambord knew Chokyi Zangpo's state of mind well: a lifetime of penance is gone in an instant, so why bother to live?Pass away, and atone for your sins with the destruction of your body.This life has been wasted, it is better to end it immediately and go to the next reincarnation. Prince Chambord and Mesa left the Lama with a heavy heart.